Quotes About Leadership

Presidents quickly realize that while a single act might destroy the world they live in, no one single decision can make life suddenly better or can turn history around for the good.

There is but one way for a president to deal with Congress, and that is continuously, incessantly, and without interruption. If it is really going to work, the relationship has got to be almost incestuous.

A compassionate government keeps faith with the trust of the people and cherishes the future of their children.

About Edgar J Hoover "I'd rather have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in"

Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it.

Jack was out kissing babies while I was out passing bills. Someone had to tend the store.

Our numbers have increased in Vietnam because the aggression of others has increased in Vietnam. There is not, and there will not be, a mindless escalation.

Presidents quickly realize that while a single act might destroy the world they live in, no one single decision can make life suddenly better or can turn history around for good.

The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than he was and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands.

They call upon us to supply American boys to do the job that Asian boys should do.

What we won when all of our people united ... must not be lost in suspicion and distrust and selfishness and politics. ... Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as president.

Gerry Ford is a nice guy, but he played too much football with his helmet off.

Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but stand there and take it.

It's not doing what is right that's hard for a President. It's knowing what is right.

Good equippers do like Jesus did it: recruit twelve, graduate eleven, and focus on three.

The instruction of inexperienced young men is one of life's unrivaled pleasures.

The Dalai Lama has also suggested that the fifteenth Dalai Lama could be female.

It has become a cliché to say that one person can make a difference, but the life of Mahatma Gandhi confronts us with the enduring truth of that statement.

I rather doubt that anyone tells Lord Hylton what to do," she said dryly.

I am going down first. Of course you're going down first, you're the guy.

Understanding your boss is one of the best investments you can make in your own career.

Churchill almost single-handedly changed the mood of a nation. Shaking the British out of their lethargy, he imposed his "imagination and will upon his countrymen,

In times of great crisis, Americans have traditionally turned to their president for leadership, and they did so with Roosevelt now.

Today, Darlan gives me Algiers and I cry 'Vive Darlan!' If Quisling gives me Oslo, I will cry 'Vive Quisling!' Let Laval give me Paris tomorrow, and I will cry 'Vive Laval!